noun phrase modifier by Alfina Irfa'i K - Pend.Bahasa Inggris UAD-Yogyakarta-2013

1. NOUN PHRASE
MODIFIER
PBI UAD 2013

2. Group 8
-Alfina Irfa’IKhuriyah
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Novi Sri Rahmi
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Andeska
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Diana Rahayu
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3. What is NOUN?
• A NOUN is word used to name a person, animal, place
thing, and abstract idea
• The underline words in the following examples are all
nouns
Ex :
• Our neighbor bought a new car last month
• The library at Alexandria was destroyed in 48 B.C
• Information is important for everybody

4. What is NOUN PHRASE ?
- Phrase is a group of words in this case means more than
one word.
- Noun Phrase is a phrase(group of words) which has a
noun as a head word.
Ex:
• two books
• much money
• the beautiful woman who teaches English
• the man standing there
• the students in the class

5. Modifier
- Words which come before a head word are called
Pre Modifier.
- Placed between the determiner and the head noun :
adjectives, noun, participle, etc
- Form
• PreModifier-----H ----- Post Modifier
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A
D

6. Adjective Noun
Very beautiful girl It is an office chair
(a chair for an office)
Extremly man May I have a soup spoon
(a spoon for soup)
Good day Ring the door bell.
(the bell of the door)
Hot issue He rides a mountain bike.
(a bike for mountains)
Handsome man It is a picnic table.
(a table for a picnic)

7. Present participle
(may be used to modify a noun
and express a process that is still
in action.)
Past participle
(may be used to modify a
noun and express a
completed state. )
This is a roasting chicken This is a roasted chicken
Frying potatoes smell delicious. Fried potatoes would taste
good right now
Falling trees are a danger to
hikers.
Fallen trees littered the
forest floor.

8. Number
(A number, a
determiner, tells us how
many items are in the set. In
this sense, it is a modifier. )
Colour
Two days Blue eye
Three ministers Green leaf
The first person Red chair
The second woman Dark skin

9. Form
Determiner Observation Physical Description Origin Material Qualifier Noun
Size Shape Age Colour
• Ex : Beberapa pemain muda
sepakbola inggris yang besar
• Some big young English football
player

10. Exercise
Read to the two sentences, repeat the first
one & include an appropriate modifier.
Ex: its a class.its small (it’s a small class)
1. They’re classes. They’re large.
2. It’s a class. We learn grammar here.
3. Its an egg. Its fried.
4. Its soup. Its hot.

11. • - Abbas, Azwar . Basic English Structure.
2007.Yogyakarta